Nature and the Environment in Twentieth-Century American LifeBloomsbury Academic, 2006 M05 30 - 237 páginas Americans during the twentieth-century became more disconnected from the environment and nature than ever before. More Americans lived in cities rather than on farms; they became ever more reliant on technology to interact with the world around them and with each other. Perhaps paradoxically, the twentieth-century also became the period in which environmental issues played an ever-increasing role in politics and public policy. Why is this so? Perhaps because, despite what many people believe, nature and the environment remains central to everyone's daily life. Pollution, environmental degradation, urban sprawl, loss of wildlife and biodiversity - all of these issues directly impact how everyone - even city dwellers - live their lives. |
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... course , harkened back to more primitive times in American history . As life became more and more manufac- tured with the help of technology , wealthy Americans turned to hiking , hunting , and other outdoor activities as an outlet for ...
... course . Public links were established in parks in New York City , Boston , Cincinnati , Philadelphia , and Providence , Rhode Island , in the 1890s , with 80 courses in place by 1894 and 982 by 1900. Many of these courses were less ...
... courses and the suburbs in which players lived . One advertisement urged homeowners to " ask the Greens - keeper at your ... course aesthetic contributed to the American idealization of the lawn surrounding most homes ( Teysott , 121-22 ) ...
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